Results 381-400 of 3,425 for speaker:Emer Higgins

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding from his Department that will be allocated to the roll-out of cost rental affordable accommodation. [4598/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: 261. To ask the Minister for Health when clarification will be provided to the medically vulnerable as to the category they will be included in under the vaccine roll-out programme. [4745/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank all our guests for being here with us. Today's presentations are encouraging. The figures are not where we want them to be but are encouraging nonetheless. It is really good to see that the preventive scheme is working, that homeless HAP is being used as a successful intervention for families and that the eviction moratorium the Government introduced during level 5 is working. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Emer Higgins: It does indeed. I thank the witnesses for their responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Chairman. I confirm I am in a very cold Leinster House today. I will perhaps follow on from some of what Senator Cummins mentioned. I totally agree with what he said about the cleaning up of our register of electors. It is critical it is done in a sensitive as well as an efficient way. With my background coming from private sector employment, it frustrates me no end that we...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (3 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 420. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the additional two weeks week parent’s leave benefit will come into effect; and the way in which applications will be processed and the leave administered. [5398/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Telecommunications Services (3 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the contract with a company (details supplied) to provide the aggregated mobile phone data to the CSO to facilitate its staying local indicator; the controls that exist to ensure no personal data are provided; and the contract term and value. [5060/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 866. To ask the Minister for Health if a high-concentrate free supply of vitamin D will be provided to categories of persons (details supplied). [5892/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 867. To ask the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland will be instructed to examine whether or not vitamin D supplements in excess of the strength currently recommended for protecting older persons bones are advisable for the entire population in order to build resilience against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5893/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 868. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent expert working group will be convened, which includes specialist expertise in the relevant medical and other clinical specialities, to comprehensively evaluate if vitamin D supplementation at doses greater than those currently recommended to Irish adults for musculoskeletal health is now advisable to the Irish adult population in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 869. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint an independent expert working group, which includes specialist expertise in medical gerontology and the other relevant medical and clinical specialities, to comprehensively evaluate whether vitamin D supplementation at doses greater than those currently recommended to Irish adults aged over 65 years of age for musculoskeletal health are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 870. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent expert working group will be appointed, which includes specialist expertise in medical gerontology and the other relevant medical and clinical specialities, to comprehensively evaluate whether vitamin D supplementation at doses greater than those currently recommended to Irish adults and to Irish adults aged over 65 years of age for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Irish airlines to ensure their future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6093/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (4 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of antisocial behaviour orders issued in an area (details supplied). [6098/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (10 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the cost of census enumerators during the gathering and processing of data for census 2016. [7387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan regarding offshore islands; if work has commenced on analysing the needs of the islands and on surveying; when the roll-out of the plan will commence on the islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6639/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas of County Wicklow in which surveying for the national broadband plan is taking place or has taken place; when surveying in the county will be complete; and when the first connections will be made. [6640/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas of County Dublin in which surveying for the national broadband plan is taking place or has taken place; when surveying in the county will be complete; and when the first connections will be made. [6641/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas of County Meath in which surveying for the national broadband plan is taking place or has taken place; when surveying in the county will be complete; and when the first connections will be made. [6642/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Feb 2021)

Emer Higgins: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas of County Tipperary in which surveying for the national broadband plan is taking place or has taken place; when surveying in the county will be complete; and when the first connections will be made. [6643/21]